What we’re about
Hello Wineauxs!
We are a fun group of wine loving, book loving, aged 35+ (like a fine wine) group of people. We would love for you to join us. Here's one of the many activities we have planned each month....
Monthly Book Club - Every month we meet at a local wine shop in Scottsdale where we have a curated wine tasting based on the theme of that month's book. We discuss the book, drink wine, laugh and have fun. I promise you will meet a new friend at this book club!
Buzz Books & Bubbles - This small group spinoff meets once a month at a wine bar as we discuss a buzzy book of the moment (usually a newly released book) while sipping on champagne or you drink of choice. Great for avid readers who want to read more than one book a month.
The Capote Brunch Society - This is a spinoff of our book club where we meet for brunch and like Truman Capote and his swans we discuss a long form article that I provide to you prior to the brunch (think Anna Delvey fake heiress type stories).
Beginning in February 2025 - The Literary Wineaux Society will be a fee-based membership. All new members will receive a 30-day trial. The annual dues are just $10 per year. You can pay via Meetup or you can pay me directly via Venmo, PayPal, Zelle or Apple Cash. and I'll update your membership manually.
Wineaux Rules: please kindly cancel your RSVP ahead of meetup time if unable to make it to allow for the waitlist to open up. Thank you.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- LWS March Book Club: 'The Dance of the Dolls' by Lucy AsheMise en place , Scottsdale, CA
Wineauxs!
You voted and the March Book Club selection is...
The Dance of the Dolls by Lucy Ashe - Caroline Kepnes’s You meets Black Swan in this psychological thriller about obsessive love featuring two ballet dancers—identical twin sisters Olivia and Clara Marionetta—with a terrifying climax set in the world of ballet in pre-war London.
The Dance of the Dolls tells the story of identical twin ballerinas rehearsing for the ballet Coppélia at the recently opened Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. Superficially, even their differences are complementary: Olivia aspires to be the perfect ballerina while Clara is rebellious and independent. Clara has been seeing a pianist at the theater, the passionate Nathan, while Olivia is unaware that she’s cast a spell on Samuel, a bashful apprentice ballet shoemaker who steals into Sadler’s Wells as often as he can to watch her dance. But as the sisters rehearse, danger lurks. The story of Coppélia—about a young man who becomes obsessed with a life-size doll—threatens to become a dark and sinister reality. Samuel dreams of being recognized by Olivia and wonders how far he’d go to achieve his goal, while Nathan, a musical child prodigy, struggles to adapt to adulthood and begins to blur the lines between reality and his dark fantasy world . . . Amazon Link.
“[As a] former ballerina, Ashe’s insights into the world of professional dance elevate this unsettling debut thriller about identical twin sisters and the toxic male attention they attract.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Additional Reading and Viewing:
Location & Tasting Details: Mise En Place, Scottsdale
Wine Tasting: Lynn, the owner will be curating a special wine tasting for us to go along with the ballerina theme - we'll see what he comes up with!! :)
Cost: $25 per person includes guided wine tasting of 5 wines plus shared charcuterie.Please make sure you update your RSVP ahead of the event if you are unable to make it.
- Jetsetting Wineauxs: Passport To France (French Wine Tasting)Hidden Track Bottle Shop, Phoenix , AZ
Hello Wineauxs!
Introducing a new (hopefully monthly) event for us Wineauxs....
Jetsetting Wineauxs: Wineauxs Around the World
I've teamed up with Craig over at Hidden Tracks to take us on an adventure in wine each focused on a different country or wine region. Here's how this event will work...
I will give each "passenger" a passport (play passport) at their first Jetsetting Wineauxs event. Along with the country's stamp and list of wines we will be drinking. Please save this passport and bring it each time to this monthly event to get a new stamp. Craig will guide us through the tasting giving us an education on the wines, the region and so much more. He is a wealth of knowledge as he also teaches wine classes.
What will you bring? Each person must bring an interesting factoid about the country -- arts, culture, politics, scandal, history, anything you find that can contribute to being immersed in the country.
Here are the details:
Destination: France
Wine Tasting Cost: $25 (paid at tasting)
A guided tasting of five wines
Paired bites
Location: Hidden Tracks Bottle Shop (Uptown Phoenix)I am opening this up to 25 people. So I encourage you to sign up and experience our first ever Jetsetting Wineauxs Experience. Craig is an awesome host and is excited to put this on for us.
- An Afternoon at the Phoenix Art Museum - Private Docent Tour + LunchPhoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Inspired by April's Book Club Theme of Art & Artists, let's immerse ourselves in Art with an afternoon at the Phoenix Art Museum.
I'm in the process of arranging a private docent tour, much like we had for the Barbie Exhibit last year, if you attended that event. It is a one hour guided tour of the current exhibits and key art pieces including:
- Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape
- Carlos Amorales: Black Cloud
- The Collection: Keith Haring
- Richard Avedon: Among Creatives
- Monet's Giverny
- NEW in April: The World of Anna Sui
Tour Details
Time: The one hour guided tour will begin promptly at 11:30am. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior so we can pay together.
Cost: The docent tour is $30 per person/$2 museum members. Please bring cash with you to the museum as we have to pay in one lump sum at time of tour. Also, this event is open to a plus one/guest if you'd like to invite someone to join the tour, please just indicate that when you RSVP.
Parking & Check-in: Complimentary parking is available on the north side of the Museum. Please check in 10-15 minutes prior to tour start time with me first at the visitor's desk in the main lobby, once our entire group is there, we will collect the admission fees and pay in one lump sum. The docent will greet us in the lobby after check-in.
Interested in Becoming a PHX Art Museum Member? The museum offers a 20% discount on a yearly membership for group tour participants. Currently the individual membership is $89.00 before discount.
Lunch after: The new Alden Restaurant inside the museum is expected to open SPRING 2025. Actual opening date has not been announced but I'm patiently waiting as the early reviews look yummy and so midcentury modern (my architecture porn). I'll keep an eye on opening dates and make reservations for us.
